A recent study, in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, found that marijuana use, by either men or women, does not seem to impair their ability to conceive a child.
Researchers form Boston University’s School of Public Health conducted a web-based prospective cohort study of North American couples living in the United States and Canada. The study surveyed women …
A new study published in the journal Human Reproduction found that men who wear loose fitting underwear have better sperm counts and motility compared to men who wear tight fitting underwear.
Researchers from Harvard looked at the semen analyses of 656 male partners of couples seeking fertility treatment. The men were all between 32 and 39 years old. The type …
A new study, published in the journal Epidemiology, found that drinking one or more sugary beverages per day may significantly decrease fertility for both men and women.
Researchers from Boston University School of Public Health in Massachusetts surveyed 3,828 women between the ages of 21 and 45, as well as 1,045 of their male partners. They collected data on …
Two new research studies, presented at the 2017 American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual Scientific Congress, suggest that doing yoga may enhance fertility. The research showed that infertility patients who did yoga had reduced stress and anxiety levels and higher pregnancy rates.
One study from New Delhi looked at pregnancy rates for women who previously had an unsuccessful IVF cycle. …
A new study being presented at the 2017 American Society of Reproductive Medicine annual Congress is suggesting that drinking red wine may boost fertility. Researchers from Washington University found that women who drank more than 5 glasses of red wine per month had greater ovarian reserve than women who drank less than 5 glasses of red wine per month.
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One of the most commonly asked questions by women who are hoping to conceive is, “What can I do or eat to increase my fertility?” There are now multiple studies that may be providing some answers to this question. There is a growing body of evidence that shows that diets high in protein and low in carbohydrates may lead to …
A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is showing that flame retardants may decrease the likelihood of pregnancy in women undergoing in vitro fertilization. This is the first study to examine the association between organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs) and reproductive outcomes in women.
Urine samples from 211 women undergoing IVF between 2005 and 2015 at the …
A new study is showing that ingredients in common household products may reduce fertility. Researchers from University of California, Davis found that quaternary ammonium compounds, also known as “quats”, inhibit mitochondria and estrogenic functions in cells that were studied in vitro.
Quats are used as antimicrobial agents in many common household products, including antiseptics in toothpastes, mouthwashes, shampoos, lotions, household …
A new analysis published in the journal, Human Reproduction Update, is showing that the sperm counts of men in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand have markedly declined in the past 40 years.
Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusulem conducted a meta-analysis of 185 studies. The studies included data from sperm samples from almost 43,000 men from …
Although IVF has a high chance of success, not all couples conceive with their first IVF cycle. Patients who don’t conceive with IVF often ask, “What happened? Why weren’t we successful?” These can be difficult questions to answer, but after an unsuccessful cycle, it’s important for both the patients and the physician to review how the cycle went. For patients, …
